Raktadantika

Raktadantika
Raktadantika
Affiliation	Devi, Durga
Mantra	Om raktadantikayaya namaha
Weapon	Sword, pestle, plough

Raktadantika (Sanskrit: रक्तदन्तिका, romanized: Raktadantikā) is a form of the Hindu goddess Durga. According to the Devi Mahatmya, Raktadantika incarnated to slay the descendants of the asura Viprachitti. Another account describes her as a form of Kali, with an entirely red body.^[1]

^ Gupta, N.B. Sen (162). Sri Sri Chandi. University of Virginia. pp. 97, 119, 132. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[Gupta-1] Gupta, N.B. Sen (162). Sri Sri Chandi. University of Virginia. pp. 97, 119, 132. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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